ILR testing and scales

What is a general way to describe a performance assessment ?

• A test that measures what you learned

• A test of what you can do "in the wild" / in the real world (an application to a new context)

• Something with the arts (like dancing, singing, creating art)

• Shakespeare

What is a general way to describe a proficiency assessment ?

• A test that measures what you learned

• A test of what you can do "in the wild" / in the real world (an application to a new context)

• Something with the arts (like dancing, singing, creating art)

• Shakespeare

This is a description of what kind of testing : The purpose of ------ testing is to provide information about students' knowledge in various areas, usually after a specific part of the curriculum has been covered.  ----- tests can range in scope from short quizzes to chapter tests to final examinations covering the content of a whole course.  The distinguishing characteristic of ----- tests is that they are based on specified, predefined elements to which the student has been exposed in the course of the instructional process.

• Achievement testing

• Performance testing

• Proficiency testing

• Proachievement testing

This is a description of what kind of testing: Language ----- tests are designed to measure a person's ability to function in the target language (TL) regardless of the type of training he or she has had in that language.  The purpose is to assess how well the examinee uses the language in real-life situations.  In contrast to achievement testing, ----- testing focuses on overall language competence without regard to the place, length of time, or manner in which that competence has been acquired.  Because a -----test does not cover a specified curriculum, it is not possible to anticipate what specific questions will be asked.  The DLPT is a ----- test.

• Achievement testing

• Performance testing

• Proficiency testing

• Proachievement testing

This is a description of what kind of testing: In many language programs, a type of hybrid test, called a ----- test, is used.  This type of test includes features of both proficiency and achievement.  A ----- test is usually used in a course of instruction where the emphasis on developing proficiency in the language increases as the course progresses.  In general, most intensive government language programs begin with achievement tests, use ----- tests in the middle, and end with proficiency tests.

• Achievement testing

• Performance testing

• Proficiency testing

• Proachievement testing

This is a description of what kind of testing: Foreign language ----- refers to the ability to use a foreign language to perform a specific job.  This ability is usually a carefully defined set of skills required to carry out tasks for a given job.  DLI's ----- FLO (Final Learning Objectives) test is an example of a ----- test.  Foreign language ----- tests measure "performance on tasks requiring the application of learning in an actual or simulated setting"(Jones, 1985; 16).

• Achievement testing

• Performance testing

• Proficiency testing

• Proachievement testing

The DLPT is what kind of test?

• Achievement

• Performance

• Proficiency

• Proachievement

The DLI typically only uses one kind of testing.

• True

• False

How many categories / abilities are evaluated when determining the student's level on the ILR scale ?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

What does the "functional ability" refer to on the ILR scale?

• The communicative acts the speaker / writer can accomplish and the ability to understand and process speech / texts

• The accuracy and complexity of the language produced

• Topics, domains, or subject matter areas

• The ability to understand the contextual elements of a text